Empezar Desde Cero (English: Starting From Zero) is the fifth studio album by Mexican pop group RBD, released simultaneously in Mexico and the United States on November 20, 2007.

[1] The song was promoted by a live performance at the 2008 Premios Juventud but did not count with the support of a music video as the album's previous two singles.

[13] "It's a different album where you can notice the evolution and change in the group, it's more calm, with romantic ballads, it's not so dance-y anymore, it's for a more grown-up audience, who without a doubt has grown up with us.

Anahí appears reclining on a wooden bench wearing a leather jacket over a green dress, holding a strand of her hair.

The group's famous redhead is sitting in a wooden bench besides Anahí, also wearing a black dress, but under a grey sweater.

[26] Empezar Desde Cero was produced by Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila[26] and contains 13 songs, some of which had members of RBD itself participating in their composition, like "Sueles Volver" and "Si No Estás Aquí.

[30] The bonus DVD included a one-hour documentary of never before seen footage, music videos, scenes from RBD's originating telenovela, Rebelde, and live performances.

[31] On February 8, 2008, Empezar Desde Cero was finally issued in Argentina as a special edition, which included as bonus tracks some of RBD's hits from their previous studio albums.

[33] This was due to the fact that the single was released at the same time RBD announced their disbandment, therefore provoking the cancelation of any remaining promotion for Empezar Desde Cero to give way to the recording of the group's last studio album.

[54] On February 10 the group appeared on the Mexican show En Familia con Chabelo to perform both "Inalcanzable" and "Empezar Desde Cero".

Also in 2008, the group performed "Inalcanzable" on the Latin American musical variety TV show Noche de Estrellas, hosted by Mexican singer Yuri.

In April 2008, RBD appeared again on the 'Evento 40' in Mexico, organized by Los 40 Principales, to perform "Inalcanzable", "Empezar Desde Cero" and their soon-to-be-released single, "Y No Puedo Olvidarte".

[57] On July 13, 2008, RBD performed the album's last single, "Y No Puedo Olvidarte", on the second season of Ya es 1/2 Día en China.

[59] On July 19, 2008, the band performed at the concert organized to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Televisa in Monterrey, Mexico, where they sang "Y No Puedo Olvidarte" and "Inalcanzable".

[60] On July 24, 2008 the group is seen present at the Colombian TV show El Programa del Millón performing their last single, "Y No Puedo Olvidarte".

Lastly, on October 25, 2008, RBD performed at the Exa TV concert in Mexico, which was broadcast live through the Mexican television network TeleHit, and there ended the promotion for Empezar Desde Cero and gave way to the start of their farewell tour.

[61] On February 15, 2008, RBD started their promotional tour for Empezar Desde Cero throughout the United States, visiting 17 cities in the country.

By the end of the year, the final numbers by Pollstar, which gathered data from January to December 2008, showed that RBD had a total of 367,346 concert tickets sold in 2008.

[73] Empezar Desde Cero received mostly positive reviews, many critics describing the album as "mature" and praising the musical evolution of RBD's six members, especially the three females.

Jason Birchmeier, from the music guide website AllMusic, described the album as not being "as much fun as [RBD's] earlier recordings, particularly their free-spirited debut album, the enjoyably frivolous Rebelde (2004)", but that "it's a welcome turn toward maturity for the teen pop stars", adding that "the result is a batch of songs with more thoughtful lyrical themes and more heartfelt performances from RBD".

Cobo finished her review by stating: "Be sure to stick with Empezar Desde Cero all the way to the end, and you'll be rewarded with "Extraña Sensación", a dance track that can work both for clubs and shows.

"[74] By contrast, Rafael Sartori, from the Terra Networks-affiliated Territorio da Música website, gave the sextet a negative review, rating the album only 2 out of 5 stars.

[7] In 2008, Keith Caulfield of Billboard magazine revealed that, according to Nielsen Soundscan, the album managed to sell around 102,000 copies in the United States.

The new tracks are "Te Daría Todo" and "Tal Vez Mañana", written and performed by Dulce María and Maite Perroni, respectively.

[83][84][85][86] Prior to the release of Empezar Desde Cero (Fan Edition), Maite Perroni's solo song, "Tal Vez Mañana", had leaked onto the Internet along with fellow RBD band member Christopher Uckermann's "Sueles Volver".

On July 8, 2008, a press conference was organized for RBD to officially promote Empezar Desde Cero (Fan Edition), also without the presence of Perroni.

[88] On July 19, 2008, the band performed at the concert organized to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Televisa in Monterrey, Mexico, where they sang "Inalcanzable", "Y No Puedo Olvidarte" and "Te Daría Todo".

[60] On July 27, 2008, the group performed "Estar Bien" together with Kudai at the finale of Colombian TV show El Programa del Millón.